Never one to cease being amazed by where filmmakers source parts for their creations (the fuel cap for the batmobile coming off a london bus for example), this actually surprised me.
I was watching Aliens for around the millionth time last night (no, that's not what surprised me, that part is coming) and as I've seen the film so often, the actual movie sometimes becomes peripheral and what is supposed to be peripheral, as with a lot of good folks on here I am sure, becomes what I am focusing on.
So when it came to the part right before the queen battle when Ripley is lifting the bar restraining an unconcious Hicks I diverted my eyes to up behind Hicks' left ear.
And behold, the seat Hicks is sitting in, and I have no boubt in my mind many other seats throughout the dropships and APC, are out of a smegging Volvo. The head rest is a clear indicator because no other vehicles have come out, to my knowledge, with that particular style of head rest.
I have no details on make/model/year, but I actually had to rewind to make sure I wasn't imagining things.
So, yeah, that's my little discovery. Possibly not quite as exciting to others as it is to me, but as I stated above, I am constantly amazed at where props people and various crew source everyday parts, mask them and use them in movies to create things of wonder.
